Welcome to the Latest news Archives for February 20010

28/2/10 Kenya upped its campaign against international trade in ivory ahead of next month's Doha Conference of Parties by hosting more than 20 diplomats to present its case.

27/2/10 A Dorset hunt has refuted links being suggested between it and vandalism on an animal rights campaigner's car.

27/2/10 The new League Against Cruel Sports new and improved web site is now on line.

27/2/10 This consultation is seeking views on how best to safeguard the welfare of wild animals in traveling circuses. Options being consulted on are a complete ban on the use of wild animals, statutory regulations and voluntary self-regulation by circuses. Animal welfare organizations and the circus industry have agreed that ‘business as usual’ is not an option.

26/2/10 A man is arrested by police investigating a gang who filmed a dog killing a pregnant deer in Leyland in a savage attack.

25/2/10 The Wildlife Protection and National Parks Department said that nine Orang Asli were expected to be charged soon for allegedly poaching and killing a tiger in the Bukit Tapah Forest Reserve in Sungkai, near Bidor, on Feb 7.

24/2/10 Animal welfare activists have branded a hunt "grossly irresponsible" after three hounds died after being hit by cars on a busy road.

24/2/10 Ireland the GREEN PARTY leader John Gormley has defended the planned legislation to ban stag hunting which he said was necessary in “an increasingly urbanised environment”.

24/2/10 The League Against Cruel Sports has complained to police after claiming to have seen the hunting ban being breached in the Devon countryside.

23/2/10 Saving strays in Sierra Leone, Mark Whitfield, a British paramedic and mechanic is heading for Sierra Leone with a mobile veterinary clinic that he renovated himself to save strays from a life of cruelty and neglect.

23/2/10 The investigation into what is believed to be the deliberate killing of a fox by one or more snowmobilers earlier this month continues and the reward for information has grown to $2,200, says Dale Hickox.

23/2/10 The 24-year-ban on commercial whaling could be over-turned by the end of the year, allowing Japan and other whaling nations to resume limited commercial hunting under proposals released today by the International Whaling Commission (IWC)

22/2/10 The bat-killing fungal infection known as white-nose syndrome (WNS) has spread into Tennessee for the first time. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) has confirmed that infected bats were found in Worley's cave in Sullivan County, where they had been hibernating.

22/2/10 Springer spaniel survives 300ft fall off Sussex cliff, A springer spaniel survived a 300ft (90m) fall into the sea, after jumping off cliffs on the East Sussex coast to chase a seagull.

21/2/10 Hilary Benn says legislation has worked and is supported by majority of the population Labour threw down the gauntlet to David Cameron over the issue of foxhunting by urging him to rule out a repeal of the ban that has been in place since 2005.

20/2/10 A BIRD keeper who claims he is an experienced international show judge has been barred from keeping birds for a year following an RSPCA investigation.

19/2/10 Published by the government of Zimbabwe,  Poaching has significantly decreased over the past 15 months because of heightened security, the Parks and Wildlife Management Authority has said.

18/2/10 Labour steps up the pressure on David Cameron over the issue of fox hunting, urging him to rule out a repeal of the ban in place since 2005.

18/2/10 Crown unveils team targeted at wildlife crime Animal rights campaigners yesterday welcomed the appointment of Scotland's first dedicated wildlife crime prosecutor.

17/2/10 A Florida death row inmate has been executed by lethal injection for the slaying of a state wildlife officer more than 25 years ago despite appeals from a rabbi and the Vatican for leniency.

16/2/10 A man has been banned from keeping birds for a year and ordered to pay more than £10,000 costs after six canaries and two goldfinches were found dead at his home.

15/2/10 Zimbabwe needs a holistic approach to solving problems affecting the National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority if the country is to end rhino poaching, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has said.

14/2/10 Police say Cambridgeshire and Norfolk are attracting illegal hare coursing gangs from all over the country.

13/2/10 As China prepares to usher in the Year of the Tiger next week, a massive publicity drive has begun in neighbouring India, where the big cat is the national animal, to save it from extinction.

12/2/10 A pride of 13 lions from a dilapidated Romanian zoo have flown to a new home in Yorkshire. The lions, whose ages range from 15 months to 27 years old, had been living in concrete enclosures at Oradea Zoo.

11/2/10 A REGISTERED professional hunter and a farm owner were arrested this week on charges of staging an illegal lion hunt on a farm situated next to the Etosha National Park.

10/2/10 Zimbabwe may never know the extent of the wanton poaching that has decimated the country's wildlife now because the government does not have the money to carry out a game census.

10/2/10 Tigers could become extinct in the wild in less than a generation, the World Wildlife Fund warned Wednesday as it launched a campaign to save them.

9/2/10 Minister of Environment, Mr. John Odey on Tuesday inaugurated the Inter-Agency Committee on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, CITES at the Ministry's headquarters in Abuja.

8/2/10 There has been a dramatic increase in wildlife crime in Assam. Orang National Park has decided to go all out and step up pressure on neighbouring villages. NDTV followed an anti-poaching operation in which two poachers were apprehended on Wednesday.

7/2/10 The Animals in Haiti Need Your Support We urgently need your donation to help IFAW's emergency relief teams on the ground in Haiti. Your donation will help us buy the bandages, vaccines, antibiotics and other supplies for our mobile veterinary clinic.

7/2/10 A search dog that sniffed out bombs in Afghanistan is to be honored with the animal version of the Victoria Cross. Anthony's view the dog deserves it.

7/2/10 THE Borders, along with the rest of the Scottish countryside, is coming under increasing attack from poachers.

7/2/10 Trophy poachers could face trophy fines, if deer hunting group gets its way. Minnesota wildlife conservationists are criticizing the State Legislature's lack of bonding money for purchasing wildlife lands.

6/2/10 Zimbabwean officials are unhappy that CITES chief  Willem Wijnstekers will tour a top private game conservancy during his visit to Zimbabwe next week, apparently fearful he will end up learning too much about wanton poaching decimating the country’s wildlife, sources told Zim Online Thursday.

6/2/10 Three cheetahs spare tiny antelope's life... and play with him instead. Coming from three deadly cheetahs, it's the kind of invitation that's best refused - but amazingly, this impala escaped unscathed from its encounter. Luckily for the youngster, it seems these three male cheetahs simply weren't hungry.

6/2/10 The League has described as “reckless beyond belief” an event due to take place later today in Spain in which a child matador will take on up to six bulls in one day.

5/2/10 Figures published today on convictions under the Hunting Act 2004 send a clear message to anyone who thinks they can ride roughshod over the law that they can and will be prosecuted, warns the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW).

5/2/10 A 64-year-old man with a long history of pyromania was sentenced today to five years in state prison for using cigarettes to light four grass and brush fires in the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge last year.

5/2/10 Please join the Irish Council Against Blood Sports in urging TDs and Senators to act to ensure that hunting groups are not afforded an exemption under the Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009.

5/2/10 The EU will have a powerful presence at an international meeting on protecting endangered species next month, but member states need to decide on their priorities.

4/2/09 Legislation designed to protect marine wildlife while allowing development of the offshore renewable industry is passed.

4/2/10 New page added to site my  second version of the extremely popular service dog GSM activation unit now with one touch dial also sounder to summon help.

3/2/10 The wolverine, a predator renowned for its strength and tenacious character, may be slowly melting away along with the snowpack upon which it lives.

2/2/10 Can you offer a ‘forever home’ to an animal who desperately needs it? We're hoping Closer magazine readers can. Check out the Pet Appeal in their 2 February issue featuring just some of the many animals in our care looking for loving new homes.

2/2/10 The illegal killing of elephants in and around protected areas such as the Korup National Park in the South West Region and the Dja Reserve in the South Region seems to be on the increase and the government of Cameroon, with the support of the international community is in a renewed alert mode to track down the elephant traffickers and bring them to justice.

2/2/10 A Kingsville man who tried to hide a shotgun from a provincial conservation officer has been fined $1,200.

2/2/10 An animal rights leader from Voorhees is taking a stand against Mount Laurel's plan to kill resident Canada geese at Laurel Acres Park on South Church Street.

1/2/10 New figures show political will to end snaring in Northern Ireland. The League Against Cruel Sports has today released new figures showing overwhelming support among Northern Irish politicians to make the use of animal snares illegal. The research carried out by Stratagem in conjunction with ComRes found that 83 per cent of MLAs questioned thought animal snares should not be a legal form of trapping.

1/2/10 The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) plans to set up an endowment fund to reduce over-dependence on government and donors in wildlife management and environment conservation.

1/2/10 The Sub Regional headquarters of Wildlife Crime Control Bureau at Guwahati has registered 37 cases and made 49 seizes during last four years.

1/2/10 Almost two years since a joint Thai-US search for ivory smuggling gangs began, authorities believe the ringleaders are still at large.

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